TED Talk: How to Make Stress Your Friend - Kelly McGonigal

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click to add textDid you know that without stress, we wouldn't be alive? click to add textHow to Make Stress Your FriendBy Kelly McGonigalHow much stress have you experienced in the past year? Do you believe that stress is harmful for your health? High levels of stress & believed that stress was harmful43% higher chance of dyingOverall ThemeStress is NOT the enemyWe CAN be better at stressThe "cuddle hormone" is a stress hormoneargues that stress makes us socialargument plays on common insecuritiesPresentation TechniquesHumourSlideshow: pictures and diagramsInteracts with the audience "While this study is unable to establish a causal relationship, these results highlight the necessity for......further research into the relationship between the perception that stress affects health and current health, mental health, and mortality"McGonigal presents the information as if it does have a causal relationship."182 000 Americans died prematurely, not from stress, but from the belief that stress is bad for you"Other Controversiesmany other studies that prove stress can lead to many conditions and disordersthere could be other factors influencing the premature deathstype of stress that influences the deaths and not the beliefsMain ControversyMcGonigal did not refute the ideas surrounding her topic.lessened the effect of her scientific proofallowed for many criticisms towards her talkthere would not be as many doubts if she had provided more insightMcGonigal's ideas may revolutonize the way we view stress and its impact on our lives.Kelly McGonigalHealth psychologistPhD in psychology from StanfordTwo books and an audio seriesHigh levels of stress but did not believe that stress is harmfulLowest risk of dying